Hi all,An article from the November 26th edition of the Globe and Mail (Online Investing). Exceprts: The real estate business has always involved lots of legwork, but Greg McPhie says he is spending less time in the field and more in front of computers these days. So are his clients. "More and...

Hi all, An article from the November 24th edition of the Globe and Mail (Comment). It explains what deflation is, how it gets started, why it is so difficult to get out of and what can be done about it. Excerpts: When the economy spirals downward, it feeds on itself. But if we set our...

Hi all, An article from the November 24th edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business). The headline in the newspaper was "Creative class the most recession-proof". The headline in the attached link is "Where a recession will hurt most". Hmm ...; it seems to me that we have two...

And another ... by Gwyn Morgan (retired founding CEO of EnCana Corp.). Excerpts:Citing pending bailouts of U.S. auto companies and government aid pledged to its competitors in Germany and France, the group said: "We need a bridge that mitigates the immediate impact of the economic crisis and...

Hi all,Another article from the "no bailout" camp from the November 24th edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business). Excerpts:After the tailpipe swindle, Detroit Three don`t deserve a cent US auto makers need to hit bottom The American auto makers want a bailout they don`t deserve. The...

Hi all, This is an excellent book that I have had for many years. It was published in 1996 and has been called "A Classic" by Forbes Magazine. It was written by James Dines - the author of "The Dines Letter", an investment newsletter that I have subscribed to for many years. A blurb about the...

Hi all, Here is another article for the discussion. From the November 20th edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business). Excerpts: In its quest to secure the billions of dollars in help it needs to avoid bankruptcy protection, General Motors [GM-N] has developed a simple narrative. "We...

Hi all,I would like to add this column to the discussion. It is from the November 22nd edition of the Globe and Mail (Globe British Columbia). I am not in favor of big bailouts either. Look to the future, Campbell (BC Premier) says: the normal we knew is gone. Bailouts keep industry...

Hi all, This article is from the November 19th Edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business). The results of this study might be useful when you are looking for joint venture partners or people willing to loan money. Excerpts: The surprising take-away, says the agency`s president, Jack...

Hi all, An article from today`s edition of the Province (BC) (Money section). Excerpts: With their equity investments caught in autumn`s merciless sell-off, a large portion of Canadians are now considering retiring six years later than originally planned, a report from Desjardins Group said...

Hi all, An article from today`s edition of the Province (BC) (Money section). Excerpts: Canada`s housing boom has ended, but the shift to a buyer`s market is no reason for alarm, according to an analysis by one major bank yesterday. Another big bank contended that even the recent 10-per-cent...

Hi all, This is an article from the November 1st - 7th edition of The Economist. Excerpts: Bias can be thought of as a supply-side phenomenon that arises from ideology. Owners` or employees` political views will determine how a newspaper or channel slants its coverage of a piece of news. But...

QUOTE (GSI @ Nov 20 2008, 01:52 PM) Hi Keith, I like real life stories like Rowling`s and especially Lance Armstrong`s. I bet you like Jerry`s too....? Hi Todd, Jerry`s story is great. I suspect that I have the same allergy as he does! If you like real life stories I have a book for you -...

Hi all, The following is from the Canadian Real Estate Magazine website. George has presented at monthly REIN Meetings and I would guess that he is a REIN Member. Top 10 tax tips With most people just completing their personal tax filings, now is a great time to begin planning for 2008...

Hi all, The following extract is from an article in the November 17th edition of the Globe and Mail. It is the convocation address J.K. Rowling gave in June to the graduates of Harvard University. If you don`t know the story of J.K. Rowling here it is in a nutshell - divorced, single mom on...

Hi all, An article from the November 11th edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business). Excerpts: Now that bank bailouts, interest-slashing and pump-priming are in full swing around the world, governments are looking for other levers to lift their economies out of the quicksand. And the...

Hi all, An article from the November 12th edition of the Globe and Mail (Report on Business). Excerpts: Global oil companies are sowing the seeds of a new supply crisis and a return to record-high prices by cutting back on current investments in response to the global slowdown, the...

Hi all, An article from the November 13th edition of the Globe and Mail (Globe Investor). Excerpt: He estimated that China`s production is running as much as 50 per cent below capacity, as many industries that have been expanding rapidly are now being hit by slowing demand both domestically...

Hi all,This blurb was in the current edition of the Business in Vancouver (a weekly newspaper): Thumbs Down: to the failing grades that BC has scored on the goods movement and people transportation fronts. A recent Fraser Institute study comparing transportation and infrastructure in the...

Hi all, A rather sobering video on the foreclosure crisis in Southern California - Inland Empire aka Foreclosure Alley. The process of cleaning out a home that the owners have walked away from is referred to as a "trashout". http://corgiguy.gohds.net/?ch=1.0.143.0.SO...RECLOSURE-ALLEY Keith